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Career Ladder Policy For Teachers: The Case Of Ghana

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Author	Osei, George M.
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	In 1984 the Ministry of Education in Ghana introduced a career ladder policy for teachers. While reformers believe that this has improved the condition of the teaching profession, the net gains of the policy remain deceptive. There has even been a reduction in some of the benefits that teachers used to enjoy in the single salary scheme in the past. After critically assessing the major aspects of the policy, along with the voices of Ghanaian teachers, this study argues that the career ladder policy for teachers in Ghana is another prototypical case of a failed experiment in terms of both improving the lives of teachers and maintaining their professional rights.POLITIQUE D’ÉCHELLE DE CARRIÈRE POUR DES PROFESSEURS: LE CAS DU GHANA – En 1984, le MinistÈre de l’Éducation au Ghana a prÉsentÉ une politique d’Échelle de carriÈre pour les professeurs. Tandis que les rÉformateurs estiment que ceci a amÉliorÉ la condition de la profession enseignante, les bÉnÉfices nets de la politique demeurent trompeurs. Il y a même eu une rÉduction de certains des avantages que les professeurs avaient l’habitude d’apprÉcier par le passÉ avec le schÉma du salaire unique. AprÈs une Évaluation critique des aspects principaux de la politique, par la voix de professeurs ghanÉens, cette Étude soutient que la politique d’Échelle de carriÈre pour les professeurs au Ghana est un autre cas prototypique d’une expÉrience ayant ÉchouÉ en termes d’amÉlioration de la vie des professeurs et de maintien de leurs droits professionnels.DAS KARRIERELEITER-PROGRAMM FÜR LEHRER: DER FALL GHANA – 1984 fÜhrte das Bildungsministerium in Ghana ein Karriereleiter-Programm fÜr Lehrer ein. Während dies nach Einschätzung der Reformer zu einer Verbesserung der Berufsbedingungen fÜr Lehrer gefÜhrt hat, erweist sich indes dieser Gewinn als irrefÜhrend. Teilweise fÜhren die Veränderungen im Vergleich zu der frÜheren einheitlichen Gehaltsstruktur sogar zu einer Vorteilsminderung der Lehrer. Der Beitrag vertritt die These, dass bei kritischer ÜberprÜfung der Hauptaspekte des Programms, und unter Einbeziehung der Stimme der Lehrer, das Karriereleiter- Programm fÜr Lehrer in Ghana ein weiteres Beispiel fÜr fehlgeschlagene Experimente darstellt, und zwar sowohl hinsichtlich der Verbesserung der Lebensbedingungen der Lehrer als auch hinsichtlich der Wahrung ihrer beruflichen Rechte.POLÍTICA DE ESCALAFONES PARA DOCENTES: EL CASO DE GHANA – En 1984, El Ministerio de Educación de Ghana ha respondido a la caÍda de status de la profesión docente, con sus efectos adversos sobre el sistema educativo del paÍs, introduciendo una polÍtica de escalafones para docentes. Mientras que los reformadores creen que la polÍtica ha mejorado la situación de la profesión docente, los resultados concretos de la reforma siguen siendo decepcionantes e incluso, en parte, se han reducido algunos de los beneficios que los docentes recibÍan en el pasado con el sistema de salario único. Entre otras cosas, las afirmaciones de quienes abogan por esta polÍtica se centran en una escala de salarios mejorada para los docentes. Sin embargo, hay que reconocer que el aumento de los salarios que se produjo con la introducción de esta polÍtica se ha ido perdiendo gradualmente a lo largo de las barreras burocráticas y estructuras de control que se fueron erigiendo para supervisar la aptitud de los docentes en cada escalafón. Tras una evaluación crÍtica de los aspectos más importantes de la polÍtica, aunada a las voces de docentes ghaneses, el autor sostiene que la polÍtica de escalafones en Ghana es un caso más de experimento fallido, tanto en cuanto a la mejora de la calidad de vida de los docentes como en el mantenimiento de sus derechos profesionales.
Starting Page	5
Ending Page	31
Page Count	27
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00208566
Journal	International Review of Education
Volume Number	54
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15730638
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2007-12-06
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Education (general)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education E-learning

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